Balinese Perform Melukat Ritual To Celebrate Banyu Pinaruh
A Balinese man soak themselves while performing ritual called Melukat to celebrate Banyu Pinaruh in Bebalang Village, Bangli Regency, Bali, Indonesia, on May 21, 2023. Banyu Pinaruh is a ritual for self-cleansing performed by Balinese Hindus after celebrate Saraswati Day, a day to worship a Goddess of Knowledge. Devotees bathe in the holy water of a spring, waterfall, or any other water source belived to have the apropriate cleansing power for purification. The ritual is a symbolical and literal cleansing of the body and soul aimed at preventing misfortune, sickness or havoc caused by daily activities and sins. (Photo by Garry Lotulung/NurPhoto)
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- 2023/5/21 00:00:00
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